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Apple force's you to use their platform if you have an Apple device. You can't install fdroid, or anything else.
by gnopgnip 7y ago
Apple force's you to use their platform if you have an Apple device. You can't install fdroid, or anything else.
- cyrksoft 7y agoBut YOU chose to buy the device. Nobody forced you to buy an Apple device.
- asaddhamani 7y agoAnd that is why Apple devices are more secure, faster, more privacy-respecting, and last much longer with good performance. That trade-off is absolutely worth it to me.
- wayneftw 7y agoNope. Kids demand Apple devices because of the cool factor. "Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19610357 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19610357 Seems like they're abusing their monopoly to me.
- cyrksoft 7y agoWhere do you see a monopoly? The fact that people choose it doesn’t make it a monopoly. Specially with that price tag. You can choose many other options. There is no real economic argument to call it a monopoly.
- wayneftw 7y ago"Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19610357 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19610357 They've got a monopoly on kids devices.
- cyrksoft 7y agoMarket share is different from monopoly. Apple is not the only phone manufacturer. There are many companies out there making phones. The fact that everybody likes or chooses them doesn’t mean they are a monopoly.
- wayneftw 7y agoMarket share is absolutely a huge factor in defining who has a monopoly.